TA-25
The TA-25 index decreased 0.8% over the week, bringing year-to-date increase to 2.2%.
TA-100
The TA-100 index decreased 0.5% over the week, bringing year-to-date increase to 3.7%.
TA- Insurance
The TA-Insurance index stood out and increased 3.8% over the week and bringing returns since the beginning of 2013 to 16.6%.
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Corporate Bonds
Three companies raised US $40 million in public bond offerings this week. Since the beginning of the year the business sector raised US $5.2 billion through bond offerings. Real Estate companies stood out, raising 42% of the total.
Share Offerings
Real estate company, Gazit Globe raised US $138 million equity in a public offering. Since the beginning of the year the private sector has raised US $0.8 billion equity, with real estate companies accounting for 57% of the total raised.
Government Bonds
This week the Ministry of Finance (MoF) floated US $0.4 billion government bonds in an offering on the local market. From the beginning of 2013 the MoF raised US $9 billion in public bond offerings.
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TA-25 Constituent Changes
Within the framework of the semi-annual TASE index rebalancing on Sunday, June 16, 2013, the shares of the First International Bank and Migdal Insurance joined the TA-25 index, while the shares of EZ-Chip and Mellanox were removed from the index.
CPI Index
Figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics indicate that in May 2013 the Consumer Price Index increased 0.1%, bringing the total from the beginning of 2013 to 0.5%, after an increase of only 1.6% for the entire 2012 year. |
